Greg Weld's 65 Mustang fastback track car - Page 44 - Lateral-g Forums

**Sieg** · #**431** 08-10-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

We discussed all weekend -- having a spare car....

He (Charley) has a Dale Earnhart Cup car... and that would be fun and different... but then I'm thinking either another Mustang (Vintage racer) or maybe a mid year vintage Vette.... for something different.

I'm struggling with "how different" or -- similar....

What I'd really like is to have a vintage Lola etc.

I like this.....

http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pag...il.asp?car=202

Nice Vette! Need's Hobaugh's flares though!

I'd seriously consider this for the task:
http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...amaro-z28.html
Turnkey reliable 500 hp, dry-sump, 7K redline, 6 spd w/ 3.91 rear end, trans & diff cooling, 1.05 g cornering, 1.5 g braking................dealer service centers everywhere.

It might even have a warranty and you know the engineer!

**GregWeld** · #**432** 08-10-2013, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sieg

Nice Vette! Need's Hobaugh's flares though!

I'd seriously consider this for the task:
http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...amaro-z28.html
Turnkey reliable 500 hp, dry-sump, 7K redline, 6 spd w/ 3.91 rear end, trans & diff cooling, 1.05 g cornering, 1.5 g braking................dealer service centers everywhere.

It might even have a warranty and you know the engineer!

New cars just aren't fun... they do everything well and are too easy to drive. They've got huge brakes -- they have ABS -- they have - dare I say it - no soul.

You put 590 hp in a 3000# car --- on skinny 245's.... and you have a hoot on your hands!

**Sieg** · #**433** 08-10-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

New cars just aren't fun... they do everything well and are too easy to drive. They've got huge brakes -- they have ABS -- they have - dare I say it - no soul.

You put 590 hp in a 3000# car --- on skinny 245's.... and you have a hoot on your hands!

Thought we were talking backup car!

Having two broken high maintenance vintage cars sitting in the pits would be less fun than lapping in a Prius.........more embarrassing too!

Bet the Z/28 would pass sound even at Laguna.

My primary objective at track days was to get as many laps as I was physically and mentally capable of, what I did it with was secondary it just had to have good brakes, suspension, and be reliable.

This was my best backup bike, it just wouldn't run much over 135 mph, adequate for T-Hill, but not Miller, PIR, etc.:

**GregWeld** · #**434** 08-10-2013, 07:07 PM

Oh I agree with your reasoning.... it's just not me. I like the old crap. I like ill mannered - nasty sounding - fun to slide around "hot rods". New cars -- I have plenty of those. Tracking the R8 was about the most boring day I've ever had at a track...

**Sieg** · #**435** 08-10-2013, 07:15 PM

So Bondurant's Corvettes ain't fun to drive?

If you want to have fun build one of these:

I don't care who you are......that there's funny!

**fleetus macmullitz** · #**436** 08-10-2013, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sieg

I don't care who you are......that there's funny!

An expensive punchline but I agree, that is funny.

**Flash68** · #**437** 08-11-2013, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sieg

Take advantage of that trailer and get a backup car for situations like this........like something with a reliable 500 hp LS whatever motor.

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Oh I agree with your reasoning.... it's just not me. I like the old crap. I like ill mannered - nasty sounding - fun to slide around "hot rods". New cars -- I have plenty of those. Tracking the R8 was about the most boring day I've ever had at a track...

Amen.

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Originally Posted by Sieg

So Bondurant's Corvettes ain't fun to drive?

If you want to have fun build one of these:

I don't care who you are......that there's funny!

Now that is fantastic.